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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
I: Beirut, March 1948
1: Since you have decided to leave
2: The Exchange issues all authorisations
3: It smelled of newspaper
4: And yet, the end will come…
5: You can tell at a glance what kind of man he is…
6: The girl on the bridge was already a distant memory
7: It’s cruel to mock the afflicted
8: The flames of desire
9: Nothing and no one could have stopped him
10: Soon there will only be the bad seats
11: I’ve checked, there’s not a centime missing
12: When a life is permanently turned upside down
13: Don’t do anything without talking to me
14: Waiting for something to happen
15: They won’t catch the Big Bad Wolf anytime soon
16: Give your brother a little wave
17: The letters of Étienne would be found…
II: Saigon, September 1948
18: Imported from Denmark
19: The time has come to reap the rewards
20: I was expecting something different
21: I am but a humble servant
22: I demand compensation
23: What am I going to do with her?
24: I have a life too
25: Diplomatic bag, natürlich!
26: If I were you, I’d go and see
27: Everyone here knows what I am talking about…
28: It’s what the public want
29: It’s not good to meddle with these things…
30: If it rains, we roll down the awning!
31: It sounds pretty complicated
32: Murderer!
33: Unless he can find someone to help him, it will all be over
III: October 1948
34: He doesn’t take planes often enough
35: Étienne wasn’t that kind of person
36: Another dead end
37: The urge to hurt her
38: Oh, what a shame!
39: Not now, not ever
40: A rather awkward case
41: Absolutely
42: You’re right
43: No evidence, no investigation
44: Everyone did whatever was necessary to get by…
45: It’s hardly the ends of the earth
46: It was tiresome
47: He’s a smart guy!
48: It’s over
Epilogue: 18 November 1948
49: You did the right thing
Acknowledgments
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